You order water at a restaurant and it's brought out lukewarm and no ice.
Same with if you order a Coke at a restaurant. They bring it out along with a cup with no ice.
And I've bought about a dozen Cokes at mini marts and their refrigerators don't keep the drinks very cold.
I can't speak for mainland europe but in the UK the weather is very rarely warm enough to justify it lol
Just another guerrilla tactic to keep Americans away.
eurogold wrote:
Just another guerrilla tactic to keep Americans away.
Yeah they probably get freaked out by all those obese people they hear about.
jamin wrote:
You order water at a restaurant and it's brought out lukewarm and no ice.
Same with if you order a Coke at a restaurant. They bring it out along with a cup with no ice.
And I've bought about a dozen Cokes at mini marts and their refrigerators don't keep the drinks very cold.
When I visited Europe for the first time in the late 90's, I noticed that they don't like their beer cold like we do. Its just their preference and has been forever.
Umm... I'm European and this isn't true. You have to ask for ice though or the assumption is you don't want it. Just like you have to ask for ice in your drink in a bar.
jamin wrote:
You order water at a restaurant and it's brought out lukewarm and no ice.
Same with if you order a Coke at a restaurant. They bring it out along with a cup with no ice.
And I've bought about a dozen Cokes at mini marts and their refrigerators don't keep the drinks very cold.
Because cold water doesn't help digestion and also makes you tired.
Their hearts are already cold
aren't you in Europe?
ask them!
jamin wrote:
You order water at a restaurant and it's brought out lukewarm and no ice.
Same with if you order a Coke at a restaurant. They bring it out along with a cup with no ice.
And I've bought about a dozen Cokes at mini marts and their refrigerators don't keep the drinks very cold.
This isn't true for "Europe" at all. Its because you're in Eaatern Europe and they can't be bordered because you're an American tourist. Ice with your drink is standard
.
jamin wrote:
You order water at a restaurant and it's brought out lukewarm and no ice.
Same with if you order a Coke at a restaurant. They bring it out along with a cup with no ice.
And I've bought about a dozen Cokes at mini marts and their refrigerators don't keep the drinks very cold.
tap water is usually served lukewarm but mineral water is always served directly from the fridge. Same for sodas. Why do you need ice when the drink comes from the fridge? Well maybe when it's crazy hot like now but otherwise... The question is rather why americans need ice in their drinks all year round and air conditionning to 65 F?
BREAKING: Ugly American is Spoiled
Americans enjoy watered down drinks, which is what you get all over the US with the low quality ice that is the norm.
Ice is made from tap water. Water killed lots of people back in the day. They still fear love in the time of cholera because euros are nothing but habitual.
American bars and restaurants are a scam where the staff makes up silly little reasons for you tip them more. Ice is part of the hustle.
Any drink you order, even if it's in a bottle or can, is transferred to a glass to up the sale. And ice in the glass ups it further.
Americans are so dumb. I remember in college people ice in drinks in the dining halls. Like why are you putting if Ice in your drink when you're using a soda fountain when you're gonna finish you're drink in 5 minutes anyways, it's cold enough already.
Corporate America figured out a long time ago that the average consumer is pretty dumb.
"Hmmm...how can I sell you a 24 oz. fountain drink for $3.49 but only give you 12 oz. of product? Yes! Fill half of the cup with ice and then promote the immediate gratification and satisfaction of an iced cold beverage. Cost to me, including the cup, is about 12 cents - $3.37 in profit!!!"
Ice waters down your flavored corn syrup/carbonated water drink and kills the flavor. It also leaves you wanting more since we tend to consume more of less satisfying foods. If it is bland, we gobble down more of it. Food, soft drinks, sugared coffee, booze, beer, etc. - we crave it if it is essentially flavor muted.
Because drinks from the fridge are plenty cold enough and when the drink is 90% ice you get a tiny amount of what you are actually paying for. In addition the ice melts and waters down whatever you are drinking so much you don't want it.
Rubes Get Robbed wrote:
"Hmmm...how can I sell you a 24 oz. fountain drink for $3.49 but only give you 12 oz. of product? Yes! Fill half of the cup with ice and then promote the immediate gratification and satisfaction of an iced cold beverage. Cost to me, including the cup, is about 12 cents - $3.37 in profit!!!"
12 oz of ice is more expensive than 12 oz of water + syrup (which is strengthened in fountain machines to compensate for the ice anyways).
The reason they put ice in your drink is so it stays cold. An unbelievable scientific discovery by American inventor Frederic Tudor
Hardloper wrote
12 oz of ice is more expensive than 12 oz of water + syrup (which is strengthened in fountain machines to compensate for the ice anyways).
The reason they put ice in your drink is so it stays cold. An unbelievable scientific discovery by American inventor Frederic Tudor
But if I find that drinks from a fridge are plenty cold enough, why should I use ice other than to please Americans apparently?